ATTENDANCE AND ABSENCES
Regular attendance at school, at lessons and at activities forms an important part of a school’s
requirement:
Students are required to have an 80% yearly attendance. A student who is unable to maintain this will not be allowed to sit for the final examination in May.
REGULARITY AND PUNCTUALTY
Children should be encouraged to sleep early have a proper breakfast and arrive at least 10 minutes before time in the morning. A hurried child is a harassed child who does not enjoy his school day.
NOTE OF EXCUSE
Children must hand in their note of excuse on the following day of the absence.
Any absences of more than three (3) days would require a Doctor’s certificate.
Regularity
SCHOOL GATES WILL SHUT AT 7:40a.m. FOR GRADES I - X
NO LATE COMERS WILL BE ENTERTAINED
SCHOOL CLOSURE: (Emergency / Irregular Untoward Holidays)
In the event of an emergency school closure, the respective class teachers will activate their networks. Please do not create panic and spread rumors by calling each other, wait for the class teacher’s call. Any government declared closure at late notice will have to be observed as per Sind Education department rules.
VACATIONS AND HOLIDAYS
The school defines the holiday period at the beginning of the year. Parents are requested to take their holidays during this specific time. The school will not entertain or make any exemption for holidays taken during the school term.
- If the child misses out on term assessments, no retesting will be done.
- The child will obtain marks for only those tests he/ she has given and so no average marks will be given to her/ him.
- No additional work will be prepared by the class teacher to support the child during his/ her absence.
All important notices and circulars will be posted on the boards from time to time. Parents are requested to read the information so as to keep themselves updated.
UNEXPECTED SITUATIONS / ABSENCES
In case of special circumstances which might affect your child or the family e.g. demise of a close family relative, absence of parent/ guardian, illness, a new baby etc a letter to the school is required. Should a parent leave the city it is imperative that you provide the school with the following information in writing:
- Name and the contact details of the guardian responsible for your child’s care.
The contact details of the parent, to be used in case of any possible emergency.
GATES AND COLLECTING POINTS OF CHILDREN:
Please ensure that the children are collected promptly from the respective gates
TRAFFIC RULES AND REGULATIONS TO BE STRICTLY FOLLOWED
- Parents / guardians and drivers must follow the instructions of the traffic wardens.
- Kindly park your car in an orderly manner, clear of the school gates.
- No child will be allowed to run onto the road with the parent sitting in the car.
- There is plenty of parking space, use it and then collect your child.
IDENTITY CARDS
- All students will be issued an ID card in the first week of the school term.
- The ID card must be presented at the school gate by the person who comes to collect the child.
LOST PROPERTY/ THEFT AND PERSONAL ITEMS
- All items of clothing, books etc should be clearly marked with the student’s name and grade.
- No student should bring to school any valuables(including MP3, personal stereo, iPod, and mobile phone) or large sums of money
ANY PROPERTY LOST OR STOLEN SHOULD BE NOTIFIED TO THE CLASS TEACHER / CO ORDINATOR OFFICE AUTHORITIES WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT. A REGISTER WILL BE MAINTAINED FOR THE STOLEN/ LOST PROPERTY.
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES / FIELD TRIPS:
These activities are an integral part of our curriculum and endorse the concept of learning. In the event of a field trip being arranged the following instructions may be followed:
The teacher will provide you with a circular regarding the trip at least ten (10) days in advance.
EMERGENCY EVACUATION
The students will evacuate the building by marked pre arranged exits. Students are requested to follow instructions and exit the building in an organized orderly manner to accelerate the process.
CONTRACTED OR CONTAGIOUS ILLNESSES
It is that of a child who is suffering from an ailment he/ she should be kept strictly at home.
Regardless of tests or activities it is the responsibility of the parents to keep the child at home. ( Chicken pox, Whooping cough, Mumps, Measles, German measles, Ringworm, Tonsillitis)
HEAD LICE:
Head lice are a menace. If not nipped in the bud it can become an epidemic in no time. If the lice are in your child’s hair, please do not be embarrassed. Please make sure you notify the school and keep your child at home until free of lice and nits.
